Question

which measure will best determine the most popular ice cream flavor in a city?
mean
median
mode
range

Explanation:

• Mean: It is the average value of a set of data. It is calculated by summing all the values and dividing by the number of values. It is useful for continuous numerical data but not for categorical data like ice - cream flavors.
• Median: It is the middle value when the data is arranged in ascending or descending order. It is also for numerical data and not suitable for categorical data.
• Mode: It is the value that appears most frequently in a data set. For categorical data (such as different ice - cream flavors), the mode will give the flavor that is chosen (or occurs) most often, which is exactly what we need to find the most popular flavor.
• Range: It is the difference between the maximum and minimum values in a numerical data set. It is not relevant for categorical data.

Answer:

Mode